ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Astragalus verrucosus Moris

Original name of the species in the project

Astragalus verrucosus Moris

Family

Fabaceae

Life form

H - Hemicryptophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ITA

Region

Area of action (km2)

1

Protected status of the action area (National)

None

Protected status of the action area (European)

Natura 2000

Land property (public or private)

Private

Habitat classification

E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses, or lichens

Priority habitat

Yes

IUCN Global

CR

IUCN Europe

CR

IUCN National

CR

Name of the project

LIFE20 NAT/IT/001468 Using SEED banks to restore and reinFORCE the endangered native plants of Italy - LIFE SEEDFORCE

Geographic typology

International

Countries involved

4

First year of the project

2020

Duration (years)

5

Main Institution

University of Cagliari

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

9

Additional Institution - Governmental

4

Additional Institution - NGOs

2

Additional Institutions - Private

1

Funding typology

European Union

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

University of Cagliari

Co-funding body

Autonomous Region of Sardinia

% of co-funding

20

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

> 1,500,000

Name of the funding programme

LIFE programme

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

Both

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

Preliminary conservation action(s) implemented by the same project or some other researchers

3 - Population size estimation

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

6 - Identify habitat suitability

7 - Genetic studies

14 - Seed collection and seed bank establishment

16 - Expert opinion

Conservation actions

2 - Population size estimation

5 - Plant reinforcement

8 - Removal of competitive invasive species

9 - Multispecies management

10 - Habitat protection

12 - Divulgation actions (conservation dissemination to the public)

Type of material

Juveniles

No. of transplantants per locality

650

Source population(s)

The same population

Monitoring duration

more than 5 years

Monitoring variables

Survival

Flowering

Recruited individuals

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

1000

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

None

No. of mother plants

>200

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored under ambient conditions

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

N/A

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

N/A

Ex situ cultivation

No

No. of cultivated plants

N/A

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Flowering

Fruiting

Action success

Unknown

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

Unknown

Website link

https://lifeseedforce.eu/en/

References to outputs

0

Notes

Total budget of the project dedicated to several plant species. The project is ongoing.

Contributor

Mauro Fois

Alba Cuena

Contributor - contact

mauro.fois@unica.it

alba.cuena@gmail.com

Photo

Photo by

Alba Cuena

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